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New patient office visit (about 30 minutes) in Los Angeles, CA costs $72 to $382. Here's every hospital's price.

12 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area publish a cash price for new patient office visit (about 30 minutes) (CPT 99203). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 12 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 30 minutes) (CPT 99203). The lowest is $72 at UCI Health-Orange, the median is $233 and the highest is $382 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 5.3 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $233 is 41% above the national median of $165 across 1142 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

19 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $57 to $14,761. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between November 2025 and September 2026. 76 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$72
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
UCI Health-Orange · 28 mi
$161 below the median
$233
median cash price
12 hospitals
5.3×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
12/100
hospitals with a cash price
76 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
UCI Health-Orange

Orange · 28 mi · File Apr 2026

$72
list $180 · lowest of 6 lines
2
UCI Health - Los Alamitos

Los Alamitos · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$72
list $180
3
UCI Health - Fountain Valley

Fountain Valley · 31 mi · File Apr 2026

$72
list $180 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$115
list $144 · lowest of 6 lines
5
USC Arcadia Hospital

Arcadia · 8 mi · File Jul 2026

$126
list $361 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

Marina Del Rey · 17 mi · File Nov 2025

$233
list $358
7
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

Sun Valley · 15 mi · Older file date unknown

$262
list $262 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Community Hospital of Huntington Park

Huntington Park · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

$374
list $374 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Memorial Hospital of Gardena

Gardena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$374
list $374 · lowest of 24 lines
10
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

Los Angeles · 6 mi · File Feb 2026

$374
list $374 · lowest of 4 lines
11
Coast Plaza Hospital

Norwalk · 14 mi · File Feb 2026

$374
list $374 · lowest of 20 lines
12
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles · 12 mi · File Nov 2025

$382
list $588 · lowest of 173 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 99203. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 99203, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About new patient office visit (about 30 minutes)

CPT 99203 is an office visit for a patient the practice has not seen in the past three years, of low complexity: a straightforward problem, about 30 minutes of the clinician's time. It is the typical first visit for a minor issue, a medication refill with a new doctor, or a simple referral.

What the price covers

When a hospital lists this code, it is the price for a visit at a hospital-owned clinic or outpatient department. Hospital-owned practices often bill a facility fee in addition to the professional fee, which can make the same visit cost twice what it would at an independent practice. Tests, procedures and imaging ordered during the visit are all separate.

The five new-patient levels

  • 99202: about 20 minutes, straightforward
  • 99203: about 30 minutes, low complexity (this page)
  • 99204: about 45 minutes, moderate complexity
  • 99205: about 60 minutes, high complexity

The level is chosen by the clinician after the visit based on complexity or time, so the price you see is the price for that level, not for "a visit".

Why prices vary

Visit prices vary with ownership more than anything else. Independent practices and urgent-care clinics rarely charge facility fees; hospital-owned clinics usually do. Cash prices at hospitals are often well below gross charges.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for a 99203 visit, and is there a separate facility fee?
  • Which visit level will be billed, and what if it is higher?
  • Are any tests or procedures included?

Hospitals in Los Angeles, CA without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

Questions people ask